The Civil Engineering firm, J Murphy & Son, have acquired Carillion’s UK power framework business for an undisclosed sum. Murphy will take over Carillion's position on National Grid’s electric overhead lines, substation and underground cable framework contracts.
In addition, Murphy will replace Carillion as ...
Willmott Dixon gets given the green light to start work on an immunology institute at London’s Royal Free hospital. The contract, which is worth £42m, will see the build of the Pears Building which will specialise in researching new treatments for leukaemia, diabetes and cancer.
Toureen Contractors will deliver ...
In a drive to improve site safety by making visibility better, the firm have started the production of a seven-tonne payload JCB 7T-1 Front Top Hi-Viz model. This machine is designed to address the growing concerns over accidents and injuries on construction sites that involve site dumpers.
JCB Site Dumper Managing ...
Construction giant, Carillion, has gone into compulsory liquidation this week.
The government will step in with funding to ensure Carillion’s 450 public services contracts continue.
The Chairman of Carillion, Philip Green said:“This is a very sad day for Carillion, for our colleagues, suppliers and customers that ...
Sir Robert McAlpine were awarded with the industry’s biggest haul of new order wins in 2017 due to its £1bn-plus contract for phase 3 of the Battersea Power Station redevelopment. McAlpine secured over £3bn worth of projects over the year, nearly four times more than in 2016 when they were ranked 19th in the league, ...
City of London chiefs have revealed that the skyline is set to change in the Square Mile. There are 13 new major schemes either under construction, currently consented or due to start construction in the City’s eastern cluster.
It is predicted that around 60% of the Square Mile’s growth will be delivered in the ...
Barhale has achieved breakthrough of a 330m long tunnel under the Thames from Chelsea to Battersea Park. The tunnel will form part of the gas distribution under Cadent’s £1bn programme to replace the aging infrastructure across London.
The tunnelling work, which took just over three weeks to complete, saw around ...
A tender race is set to start in Spring 2018 for a £35m contract to transform the Old Lampworks site in South Wimbledon.
Purchasers of the site, Clarion Housing Group, have great plans to regenerate the site which will boost housing across the borough. Earlier this year, Merton Council granted planning permission for ...
London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has set a new London-wide house building target and called for home builders to develop sites at higher housing densities.
Khan’s new target of 650,000 new houses by 2029 is more than double the current delivery rate. He also wants to see more than 250,000 new homes built in London’s 13 ...
The latest pledge to tackle the housing crisis would be equivalent to a city the size of Leeds.
Chancellor Philip Hammond hinted at the weekend that there was unlikely to be a grandstand policy change warning that the government would not simply pour money into delivering more housing.
Previously, Sajid Javid - the ...
Liverpool City Council has started to look for a builder to build a £50m cruise terminal facility at Princes Dock on the River Mersey. The Plans include a controlled removal of Princes Jetty and construction of a terminal set within a statement building, based on a new suspended deck structure in the river.
If this is ...
Capco, the developer responsible for developing thousands of new homes at Earls Court in London, has had to rethink their Masterplan. The firm who is working with Hammersmith and Fulham council, is raising the number of proposed homes by 2,500 to 10,000 in total. Capco received planning permission for 7,500 houses across...
